UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE INTERNATIONAL EXAMINATIONS

International General Certificate of Secondary Education

0470/02

HISTORY
Paper 2

May/June 2004
2 hours
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This paper has two options.
Option A: 19th Century topic [p2p5]
Option B: 20th Century topic [p6p10]
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Option A: 19th Century topic
WHY WERE THERE REVOLUTIONS IN ITALY IN 1848?

Study the Background Information and the sources carefully, and then answer all the questions.
Background Information
In 1848 revolutions broke out in several places in Italy. There is much disagreement over what these
revolutions were about. Some historians see them as nationalist movements fighting for a united Italy
and against Austrian rule, while others see them as attempts at achieving liberal reforms. Pope Pius IX
is sometimes blamed for raising the hopes of the liberals. In the papal states he released thousands of
political prisoners and announced plans for an elected assembly and freedom of the press. This led to
demands for similar liberal reforms in other states.
Other historians argue that most people did not care about the arguments for an Italian nation. They
point to the failed harvests of 1846 and 1847 and argue that most people simply wanted cheaper food,
lower taxes and more land.

SOURCE A
Events have been brought about by the brutality of the police and the ferocity of Radetzky. Four months
ago I could never have believed that hatred could have spread everywhere so fast. The armies of spies
have been doubled. People live in continual fear of being arrested even on the slightest excuse. We
rely on Piedmont to save us.
From a letter by a Milanese politician, February 1848. Milan was in Lombardy which
was ruled by Austria.

SOURCE B
My information from the countryside is very alarming, for the whole country is in revolt and even the
peasants are armed. Here in Milan, the streets have been pulled up to an extent you can hardly
imagine. There are hundreds, even thousands, of barricades across the streets. The character of the
people has been altered as if by magic and fanaticism has taken hold of every age group, every class
and both sexes. I have still a few days bread left. I cannot obtain anything more.
From a dispatch from Field Marshal Radetzky to Vienna in March 1848. He was the
Austrian commander-in-chief of Lombardy. He withdrew his troops from Milan
shortly after sending this dispatch.

SOURCE C
The news that Italy had a liberal Pope spread through the country like a forest fire. In Venice at a
meeting of scientists a speaker constantly mentioned Pius IX to great applause. In Milan young men
surged through the city singing hymns in his honour. In Tuscany Grand Duke Leopold copied the Pope
by freeing the press. Alarmed by this popular hysteria, Metternich made it treason to shout Long Live
Pius IX in Lombardy-Venetia. In Naples King Ferdinand cursed the wretched little priest and banned
people from cheering him.
From a history book published in 1984.
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SOURCE D
We see there is some desire that we, along with the other Princes of Italy and their subjects, should
join in war against the Austrians. We have thought it necessary to proclaim that such action is the
opposite to our duty.
We reject the treacherous advice published in newspapers, of those who want the Pope to be head of
a republic of the whole Italian people. We do urgently warn the Italian people to have no part in these
proposals, which would ruin Italy. We urge them to live in loyalty to their sovereigns whose goodwill
they have already experienced. If they do not, they will fail in their duty and will run the risk of splitting
Italy herself with fresh disagreements and revolutionary activities.
From an official speech by Pope Pius IX in 1848 after his army commander had
disobeyed orders and sent his troops to join Charles Albert, King of Piedmont, who
had gone to help the revolution in Milan.

SOURCE E

A cartoon drawing of Pope Pius IX from 1852.

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SOURCE F
In 1840 our hospitals numbered 72. The Milan hospital alone takes in 24 000 sick, while Paris, which
has four times the population, takes in only three times as many patients. The country is similarly
provided with engineers who in the city of Milan alone amount to around 450, whereas in the whole of
France there are only 568. Lombardy may well have a larger number of educated families in relation to
the uneducated population than any other country in Europe.
From a speech at a meeting of Italian scientists in Milan in 1844.

SOURCE G
What the peasant suffers from the most is the lack of money. By hard work the poor man manages to
collect together a few lire. From these pathetic earnings, for which the peasant has sweated, the tax
collector takes the greatest part, and sometimes leaves none at all. You ask a villager what his greatest
burden is. Hell reply the Filippo. The Filippo, or personal tax, is for him a misfortune, a calamity.
From The Voice of the People, a newspaper supporting Mazzini, published in
Venetia (which was governed by Austria) in March 1848.

SOURCE H
People of Corleone, you have been turned into fleshless skeletons just because a few landowners
have even sucked out the marrow from your bones. Avenge the blood of your ancestors; destroy their
cattle and hay. If you present a united front you can overthrow them.
A broadsheet published in Sicily (which was ruled by the Bourbons) in 1848.

SOURCE I
We have conquered. We have made the Austrians flee. We have sworn never to lay down our
weapons, we swear it again with the generous Prince who associates himself with our glory all Italy
swears it and so it shall be.
To arms then, to arms, to secure the fruits of our glorious revolution to fight the last battle of
independence and the Italian Union.
Issued by the provisional government in Milan, set up by revolutionaries. It was
published in April 1848 just after Charles Albert, King of Piedmont, had agreed
to support the revolutionaries and declare war on Austria.

SOURCE J
I hasten to warn you that I have today received in audience the famous General Garibaldi, who has
arrived in Genoa. He and his sixty followers have offered to join me. The famous republican
proclamations of this self-styled general make it absolutely impossible for us to accept them in the
army, and particularly to make Garibaldi a general this would be a dishonour to the army. As I think
he will be going to Turin, where he will not lack support, be ready for his attack. The best would be if
they went off to any other place; and to encourage him and his brave fellows they might perhaps be
given a subsidy on condition they go away.
Charles Albert, writing to his War Office, July 1848.
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Now answer all the following questions. You may use any of the sources to help you answer the
questions, in addition to those sources which you are told to use. In answering the questions you
should use your knowledge of the topic to help you interpret and evaluate the sources.

Study Sources A and B.

How far do these sources agree about the situation in Milan? Explain your answer using details of
the sources.
[7]

Study Sources C and D.

Are you surprised by what the Pope said in Source D? Explain your answer using details of the
sources and your own knowledge.
[8]

Study Source E.
Why do you think this cartoon was drawn? Explain your answer using details of the source and
your own knowledge.
[7]

Study Sources F, G and H.

Sources G and H prove that Source F is wrong. How far do you agree with this statement?
Explain your answer using details of the sources and your own knowledge.
[8]

Study Sources I and J.

Do these two sources prove that Charles Albert had changed his mind? Explain your answer using
details from the sources and your own knowledge.
[8]

Study all the sources.

How far do the sources support the view that the revolutions in Italy in 1848 were caused only by
hatred of Austrian rule? Use the sources to explain your answer.
[12]

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Option B: 20th Century topic
WHY DID THE USA INTRODUCE THE MARSHALL PLAN?

Study the Background Information and the sources carefully, and then answer all the questions.
Background Information
At the end of the Second World War all the European countries were close to economic ruin. In
contrast, Americas economy was booming. In 1947 America offered Marshall Aid to Europe. The
USSR saw this as an aggressive move by the USA to gain control of Europe. The American
Government claimed it was a defensive measure against the spread of communism.

SOURCE A
Marshall and his advisers feared that unless generous American aid to Europe was provided soon,
there would be a severe slump in Western Europe which would have dire effects on the American
economy. Such a serious economic crisis might encourage the people of Western Europe to turn to
communism and the Soviet Union.
In a speech at Harvard University on 5 June 1947 Marshall called for an effort to help the economic
revival of Europe. This would ensure the continued prosperity of the American economy. An offer of
help was also extended to the Soviet Union and the Eastern European states, although the US
Government hoped it would be refused. In view of the hostility in the USA towards the Soviet Union, it
was not likely that Congress would have passed the programme if it had been linked to massive aid to
the Soviet Union.
Molotov, the Soviet Foreign Minister, attended a conference with America and countries interested in
Marshall Aid in July 1947 to discover the terms on which the aid might be available. However, he soon
left the meeting refusing to supply the economic data that America demanded. This suggests that
Stalin had not yet decided on a split with the United States. Yet he could not afford to open the Soviet
Union to the spying eyes of Marshall Aid planners.
From a recent history book published in Britain in the 1980s.

SOURCE B
Molotov understood the Soviet Union needed help. He said that the United States offer of help should
be welcomed. His reaction to the Marshall Plan was positive. Stalin, with his suspicious nature, didnt
like it: This is a trick by Truman. They dont want to help us. What they want is to infiltrate European
countries.
From a recent interview with Vladimir Yerofeyev who worked in the Soviet Foreign Ministry in 1947.

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SOURCE C
It is now clear that the Marshall Plan is just part of the Truman Doctrine. The US government counted
on the cooperation of the governments of the United Kingdom and France to persuade the European
countries to give up their right to plan their economies in their own way. The USA also planned to make
all those countries dependent on America. This would help it avoid the approaching depression by
increasing the export of their goods to Europe.
It is becoming more and more clear to everyone that the Marshall Plan will place European countries
under the economic and political control of the USA.
From a speech by Andrei Vyshinsky, the Soviet Deputy Foreign Minister, to the
United Nations in September 1947.

SOURCE D

A British cartoon, June 1947. Marshall, on the left, is saying to Molotov, Which hand
will you have, Comrade?

SOURCE E
The Truman Doctrine and Marshall Plan were always two halves of the same walnut.
Truman speaking in 1948.

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SOURCE F

An American cartoon published in 1947. The man on the left is Marshall. He is saying
Come on Sam! Its up to us again.

SOURCE G

A Soviet cartoon published in 1947. The figures kneeling represent the European countries.
They are kneeling in front of the US dollar.
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SOURCE H

Soviet policy is a continuation of traditional Russian policy of hostility towards the outside
world.
Russian leaders feel threatened and insecure because they know that the West is more
advanced. In order to remove the threat, Russian leaders are determined to destroy the
Western world.
Communism has made matters worse. Marxist ideas encourage the Soviet leaders to be
absolutely ruthless.
The Soviet Union will use every method possible to smash democracy in the Western world.
A summary of the main points in George Kennans telegram to the US Government in
February 1946. Kennan was an American diplomat based at the American embassy
in Moscow. His telegram had a big impact on the US Government which sent copies to
all its officials.

SOURCE I
Our policy is directed not against any country or doctrine but against hunger, poverty, desperation and
chaos. Its purpose should be the revival of a working economy in the world so as to permit the
emergence of political and social conditions in which free institutions can exist. Any country that is
willing to assist in the task of recovery will find full cooperation from the US Government.
The US Secretary of State, George C. Marshall, announcing the Marshall Plan in June 1947.

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Now answer all the following questions. You may use any of the sources to help you answer the
questions, in addition to those sources which you are told to use. In answering the questions you
should use your knowledge of the topic to help you interpret and evaluate the sources.

Study Source A.
Who does the author blame more for the increasing tensions of the Cold War the USA or the
USSR? Explain your answer using details of the source.
[6]

Study Sources A and B.

Are you surprised by what Source B tells you? Explain your answer using the sources and your
own knowledge.
[8]

Study Sources C, D and E.

How far do Sources D and E agree with Source C? Explain your answer using the sources and
your own knowledge.
[9]

Study Sources F and G.

Are the messages of these two cartoons the same? Explain your answer using details of the
sources.
[7]

Study Sources H and I.

Does Source H mean that Marshall is lying in Source I? Explain your answer using details of the
sources and your own knowledge.
[8]

Study all the sources.

How far do the sources support the view that the USA introduced the Marshall Plan as a way of
gaining control of Europe? Use the sources to explain your answer.
[12]

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Copyright Acknowledgements:
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Option A: Source D.
Option A: Source E.
Option A: Source F.
Option A: Source G.
Option A: Source H.
Option A: Source I.
Option A: Source J.
Option B: Source A.
Option B: Source B.
Option B: Source C.
Option B: Source D.
Option B: Source E.
Option B: Source F.
Option B: Source G.
Option B: Source H.
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A. Stiles. The Unification of Italy, 181570 (2001). Published by Hodder Arnold.
A. Stiles. The Unification of Italy, 181570 (2001). Published by Hodder Arnold.
A. Stiles. The Unification of Italy, 181570 (2001). Published by Hodder Arnold.
A. Stiles. The Unification of Italy, 181570 (2001). Published by Hodder Arnold.
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